POLYSOMNOGRAPHY

Polysomnograghy (PSG)

Test used to diagnose

sleep disorders
 What does it record?
 Pulse  Nasal Airflow
Oxymetery  Body Position
 EEG  Chest
 EMG movements
 Limb
 EOG
movements
 ECG
 Abdomen
movements
What informations we get?
 AHI
 Episodes of OSA / CSA / MSA
 Oxygen Desaturation Index
 Sleep Stages and Duration
 Arousal Events
 Snoring Episodes
 Bradycardia & Tachycardia Episodes
 Body Positions
 Limb Movement events
 PSG
 Monitors sleep stages and cycles –
identifies when sleep pattern is disturbed
 Normal sleep – starts with NREM sleep
where brain waves slows down
considerably with no eye movements –
after 1 to 2 hrs REM starts with brain
activity picking up and eye movements
begin (Dreams start)– REM and NREM
alternates – disturbed in sleep disorders
Polysomnography(PSG) vs home
sleep apnea test
Home sleep apnea
•Can record only respiratory data(no EEG,EYE
MOVEMENTS)
•Recording time > sleeping time , due to this
there is under estimation of Apnea Hypoapnea
index(PSG detects when patient is awake or
sleeping)
•Not able to detect respiratory effort related
arousals (RERA - O2 saturation may be normal)
 PSG
Who needs the study?
•Sleep apnea / other sleep related breathing
disorders
•Periodic limb movement disorder – restless leg
syndrome
•Narcolepsy
•REM sleep behavior disorder – acting out dreams
•Etc
 @KVT Hospitals

We have installed Sleep Lab

Cost per study – Rs.5000/-

We Have Started

Snoring Clinic – Tue & Fri [ 9 – 11am ]
16 channel PSG
Thank you